Aji (food)

Aji (food)

Aji is a spicy sauce that often contains tomatoes, cilantro, hot peppers, and onions. Recipes vary dramatically from table to table, depending on the preference of the chef. Aji has been used in Peru since the times of the Incas, who called it "uchu".Cite web
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In Ecuador, for example, food is traditionally mild, so aji can be added to almost any dish. It usually accompanies other foods such as Chugchucaras or Empanadas.

References

External links

* [http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1993/V2-132.html Eshbaugh, W. Hardy. Peppers: History and Exploitation of a Serendipitous New Crop Discovery (1993)]

ee also

Aji pepper


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